cory Lum (bonjiri) chadogu

[clareandromeda]

my owl guinomi landed in the Bronx today. He is perched on my tea tray and is very welcome. He makes me smile everytime I look at him!

[bonjiri]

clare, thanks !

fired gas kiln yesterday. it will be 'christmas' tomorrow as the unloading proceeds. cheers !

[bonjiri]

couple new chawan





thanks for looking !

[bonjiri]

aka shino

enjoy !

cheers !

[woozl]

Solstice.....ummmm......
auspicious
Good is on the up.....

[Moss]

Gorgeous Cory!

That black guy is a treat.

I am getting ready an oxidation firing and want a black. I made up a hamada base with 10% Mason Stain... (boo... Hiss!!!) Any thoughts?

[bonjiri]

candace black from britt's book

F-4 feldspar 65
silica 20
whiting 5
kaolin 5
dolomite 5

red iron oxide 8
colbalt carb 5

cheers

[bonjiri]

above ochawan had the wildest chadamari. wild. all green

this ochawan balances well, not 'bonjiri heavy' or butt heavy. foot is actually easy to grasp for 'otemae'. the koudai is the lifeline that the host holds onto as he/she is preparing spontaneous tea for the guests.

i learned after enjoying matcha, a thicker floor (chadamari) is ok. it insulates your hands from getting burned. too thin and hot, hot, hot !

whoa !

one of the wildest in this firing




biidoro shomen is nice too ! wild !




the other was a cool serendipity piece, a 'kutsu gata' with a nice biidoro shomen. amazing. feminine in size, well balanced. i think i'll need to have tea tomorrow in this bowl. i'll make photographs in the morning, i think the neighbors might freak out if the strobes get cranking at 1030pm at night.

aloha !

[bonjiri]

hey mr coffee... i love malcom davis shino

here is a davis carbon trap shino piece with wild pattern




how do you get into the show ?

cheers

cory

[bonjiri]

these 'mini chawan' are called '野点 nodate chawan'. for tea outdoors on location.

measuring W 4.00 inches x H 3.00 inches . there is even a tiny chasen specially made for 野点 (nodate).

[shyrabbit]

hey mr coffee... i love malcom davis shino

here is a davis carbon trap shino piece with wild pattern




how do you get into the show ?

cheers

cory

Cory,
I've seen this piece before, but I marvel at it every time I see it. Absolutely an amazing result.

Have you ever attended an NCECA conference? They offer great opportunities to meet other clay people. I've meet and conversed with Malcolm on several occasions at these conferences, that helped to make him aware of my work.

Another idea, have you thought of submitting work to the "Strictly Functional Pottery National"?...unfortunately the deadline for submissions has just past (June 10th).

Check out their website at: http://www.strictlyfunctionalpotterynat ... hibit.html

I think your work would do well.

Lots of exhibition curators use this exhibition to find artists for exhibitions.

I hope this helps and that I've answered your question.
Michael

[bonjiri]

this bowl is dedicated for you michael ! from saturdays firing.

thank you for the advice ! !

any kind words appreciated ! thank you so much !

[shyrabbit]

Cory,

My deepest bow.

Thanks for the dedication.

As an Architect, I see post firing evidence of asymetrical equilibrium. The tripod shell/wadding required to support the difficult mass of the chawan has resulted in the absolute illustration of balance with the ash flow at dead center.

As a potter...I smile.

BTW, information given freely,
Michael

[bonjiri]

old matcha chawan shape that needs to be re-explored.

funny thing, i refired this chawan in soda a while after... i wanted to use it !

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[clareandromeda]

wow that last chawan is great. I think it would make whomever was holding it feel like a superhero, that it was molded by their hands.